The Optional Protocol creates mechanisms for Individual Complaints as well as State to State complaints and Inquiries initiated by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

With the Optional Protocol, the international community comes much closer to treating “human rights globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing, and with the same emphasis” as required by the Vienna Declaration on Human Rights.

The Individual Complaint procedure provides an opportunity for everyone, including those living in poverty and other marginalized groups, to hold States accountable for respecting, protecting and fulfilling economic, social and cultural rights, including the human rights to adequate housing, food, water, sanitation, health care, education and social security. This procedure will also provide further clarity on the content on human rights, resulting in greater guidance for governments that seek to implement the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in good faith.

The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a member of the ESCR-Net Working Group on Adjudication and its Strategic Litigation Initiative (SLI). The SLI will work with human rights advocates to build capacity to use these new human rights enforcement mechanisms to their fullest, including working to ensure that resulting jurisprudence is informed by the voices of marginalized individuals, groups and communities and reflects progressive human rights ideals.

For more information on the Optional Protocol, and how to get involved with further advocacy around the Optional Protocol, see HERE.

Want to lead a dynamic and dedicated ESC rights team? GI-ESCR is looking for an expert, passionate and committed leader to take the organisation to the next level of development.
Learn more: www.gi-escr.org/jobs
Deadline: June 7th 2019
Visit www.gi-escr.org/jobs for details.

What are the #AbidjanPrinciples? Join our double panel at #CIES2019 tomorrow at 1:30 & 3:15 to learn more.

As countries grapple with serious challenges of access & quality in #education, PPPs are on the rise. With the new #AbidjanPrinciples on the #Right2Education, what does this mean for the role of @GPforEducation and @WorldBank?
Join the discussion Thursday, April 11, 3:30-5 PM

In case you missed it, the #AbidjanPrinciples are now available!
Learn more at www.abidjanprinciples.org

Day two of the conference on the text of the #AbidjanPrinciples
Join us for the closing ceremony of the #AbidjanPrinciples Wednesday, 13 February @ 6pm GMT
Watch live at: https://web.facebook.com/RTEInitiative/ Follow @RTEInitiative to be notified!

What are the #abidjanprinciples on the right to education?
#HumanRights #education

On 12-13 of Feb #Education & #HumanRights Experts will meet to strengthen the right to access free quality public education in the context of growing private sector involvement in education.
Find out more www.abidjanprinciples.org

We have a new joint statement with @landesaglobal!
Check it out: www.gi-escr.org/publications
#climatechange #womensrights #HumanRights #gender

New report on Privatisation and Commercialisation of Education in Mauritania Available at: http://bit.ly/2QVC2VL
#education #EducationBeforeProfit #HumanRights #Mauritania

Join us! Tomorrow 23 October - 'Privatisation of Education and Health: The Global
and West Africa Context' at #ForumACHPR63 side event #Banjul

We are at the NGO Forum in preparation of 63rd session of #ACHPR. Looking forward to bringing awareness on #privatisation of social services!

Learn how to assess the impact of private sector on the right to #health.
Check out @asheenah poster presentation at #HSR2018
#HealthyEvidence @GIESCR @Kemba_A @Kemba_A @ISERUganda @EssexHRC
https://t.co/4kjO0HhZRd

New report highlights dangers of using PPPS for public service provision, including #education & #health 👉 Read more https://t.co/3TfpOWvzXr
#HistoryRepppeated #WBGmeetings #EducationBeforeProfit @ashezz_m @GIESCR #COTAE #Liberia

We are very excited to announce the release of the first edition of the CESCR Yearbook, for 2017! Find out more @globalinitiative-escr.org/cescr-yearbook/
#CESCR #Yearbook #2017

The online public consultation is open until 30 September 2018! Learn more: Bit.ly/2N39qv8
#Education #PrivateEdPrinciples @EElawCenter @rteinitiative @amnesty @giescr

Members of the Drafting Committee for the Human Rights Guiding Principles on Private Actors in Education met in Geneva to review the draft and comments, and prepare for the next stage of consultations. Follow us @giescr for updates!